Re:US Insulin prices 8 times higher than in other nations
by gridlockd on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @04:18PM
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If you let the government "negotiate" prices, that is not a free-market solution. Furthermore, Medicaid/Medicare is itself not a free-market solution and most Americans do not qualify for it. In fact, hospitals are running huge losses on these programs and they have to cross-subsidize it by charging other patients more.
As for banning imported drugs, this is a bipartisan issue, both parties have called for allowing it, but both parties are effectively against it.
They are basically both hampering competition where they can, and not allowing the gov. to be able to negotiate.
I am sorry but your comment doesn't hold water...